Law Student Gazette

1. 2014 Law Prato/Malaysia Information Sessions

• Find out how you can study overseas in 2014 at the Prato Centre, Italy or Sunway Campus, Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.
• Listen to students share their experiences from 2013.
• Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

Date: Monday 21 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Building 12, Ground Floor, Lecture theatre L1, Monash University, Clayton campus

Date: Thursday 31 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Seminar room 6, Second floor, Law Chambers, Marsh Building, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

These sessions will not be recorded but all information presented will be available on the updated website from the 21 October.

2. 2014 Peer Mentor Program

It is an excellent opportunity to give back to the Law School and enhance your resume. There are three positions available in 2013: Peer Mentor, Super Mentor and Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator. More information about the positions can be found on www.monashlss.com

We encourage all Law Students to apply, particularly for the new role of Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator as it is anticipated that the holder of this position will become the Peer Mentor Co-ordinator in 2015.

To apply: Please complete the form, which can be located on www.monashlss.com.
Submit it to: peermentor@monashlss.com.
Applications close on Friday 13 September (end of week 7) 2013.
Apply early as positions are limited!

3. Call for Abstracts

This is a call for abstracts for the 2014 McMaster Legal Philosophy Conference. The conference theme is the Legacy of Ronald Dworkin. We invite abstracts for papers that address any aspect of Dworkin’s work, including but not limited to his work in constitutional jurisprudence, political philosophy, general jurisprudence, and metaethics. To receive full consideration for inclusion, abstracts must be received by October 31, 2013 and should be between 800 and 1000 words. Please submit abstracts via e-mail in Word or .pdf format to lawconf@mcmaster.ca.

We expect that we will be able to inform those who have been accepted by November 30, 2013. All papers accepted to the conference will also be considered for inclusion in a volume of papers on the conference theme. We are presently in discussions with Oxford University Press about the publication of this volume.

The conference will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The conference dates are Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, 2014. We will ask all authors accepted to the conference to submit draft papers (approximately 8000 to 12,000 words) by Friday, May 9.

In addition to conference presentations, the conference will feature the following keynote speakers:

• Richard Arneson
• Leslie Green
• David Brink
• Connie Rosati
• Thomas Christiano
• Joseph Raz
• David Dyzenhaus
• Larry Sager

We will post information about registration fees and other conference details at lawconf.mcmaster.ca. The conference is open to the public.

4. IRSV Student Competition 2013

Industrial Relations Society of Victoria Student Competition 2013

Please consider submitting a piece of work that you have completed this year.

For further information and application please see attached flyer.

5. R U OK? Day

R U OK? Day is our national day of action and dedicated to reminding people to regularly check in with family and friends.

The Law Faculty will be holding a morning tea on Thursday 12 September, 2013 from 10.30 am to 11.30 am in the basement, building 12.

We ask that staff and/or students please bring yellow food for morning tea ie. Yellow cup cakes, macaroons, yellow fruit or lollies. Use your imagination! Could you also please wear a touch of yellow. Some staff/students will still have the R U OK? T’shirts from last year and we ask that you wear this on the day.

The Monash University R U OK? Day committee are organising a Cake Competition. Cakes will be judged by photo (no tasting required). Please be creative, keep the R U OK? Day theme in mind. We will take a photo of your cake at the morning tea and enter it into the University competition. The Law Faculty will also judge any cakes entered into the competition by Law staff or students for two Gold Class movie tickets.

We hope you can all join us to spread the awareness of this very important message.

6. Volunteer Mentors Monash Oakleigh Legal Service

Have you already completed Professional Practice at MOLS, SMLS or FLAP?

Monash Oakleigh Legal Service is currently seeking applications for volunteer mentors who have completed those units to work alongside other volunteers in the Wednesday Night Advice Only Program, which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.

Students are rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:00pm until approximately 8:30pm.

In each session you will:
Interview clients along with another law student
Develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
Have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of qualified lawyers and barristers.

For more information, please see here.

Contact Cara at mols-volunteer@monash.edu.au for an application form

1. 2013 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Honours Supervision

Nominations are now open for this Award.  To be eligible, nominees must be members of academic staff, tenured or contract, and have at least three years of current and continuous experience at the University supervising Honours students, at the time of nomination.  Nominations can be from a variety of sources, either by honours students, by faculty nomination or staff may also nominate themselves . If you are interested in nominating a Supervisor for this Award  please contact jo.becker@monash.edu.au Further information is online at http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/educational-excellence/promoting-excellence/vc-award.html

2. 2014 Peer Mentor Program

It is an excellent opportunity to give back to the Law School and enhance your resume. There are three positions available in 2013: Peer Mentor, Super Mentor and Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator. More information about the positions can be found on www.monashlss.com

We encourage all Law Students to apply, particularly for the new role of Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator as it is anticipated that the holder of this position will become the Peer Mentor Co-ordinator in 2015.

To apply: Please complete the form, which can be located on www.monashlss.com.
Submit it to: peermentor@monashlss.com.
Applications close on Friday 13 September (end of week 7) 2013.
Apply early as positions are limited!

3. R U OK? Day

R U OK? Day is our national day of action and dedicated to reminding people to regularly check in with family and friends.

The Law Faculty will be holding a morning tea on Thursday 12 September, 2013 from 10.30 am to 11.30 am in the basement, building 12.

We ask that staff and/or students please bring yellow food for morning tea ie. Yellow cup cakes, macaroons, yellow fruit or lollies. Use your imagination! Could you also please wear a touch of yellow. Some staff/students will still have the R U OK? T’shirts from last year and we ask that you wear this on the day.

The Monash University R U OK? Day committee are organising a Cake Competition. Cakes will be judged by photo (no tasting required). Please be creative, keep the R U OK? Day theme in mind. We will take a photo of your cake at the morning tea and enter it into the University competition. The Law Faculty will also judge any cakes entered into the competition by Law staff or students for two Gold Class movie tickets.

We hope you can all join us to spread the awareness of this very important message.

4. S2 SETU Surveys

The online Student Evaluations of Teaching & Units (SETU) survey is now open for some Units:

• LLM Units in S2-01 – the SETU survey opens on 2 Aug and closes on 23 Aug
• JD Units in T2-58 – the SETU survey opens on 12 Aug and closes on 29 Aug
• LLM Units in T3-57 – the SETU survey opens on 2 Aug and closes on 23 Aug
• Prof Prac Unit in T2-58 – the SETU survey opens on 12 Aug and closes on 29 Aug
• Neg Med Unit in Winter – the SETU survey opens on 5 Ag and closes on 26 Aug.

The University will email you instructions on how to access SETU surveys online. SETU is the online survey of students each Semester which helps the University and Faculty to monitor and continually improve the quality of teaching and learning. This is your opportunity to be heard and to provide us with some constructive and helpful feedback about your experience in your Units and also with the teaching staff. Please do have your say and help us to keep on improving the quality of our Units and teaching.

5. Volunteer Mentors Monash Oakleigh Legal Service

Have you already completed Professional Practice at MOLS, SMLS or FLAP?

Monash Oakleigh Legal Service is currently seeking applications for volunteer mentors who have completed those units to work alongside other volunteers in the Wednesday Night Advice Only Program, which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.

Students are rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:00pm until approximately 8:30pm.

In each session you will:
Interview clients along with another law student
Develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
Have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of qualified lawyers and barristers.

For more information, please see here.

Contact Cara at mols-volunteer@monash.edu.au for an application form

1. 2014 Peer Mentor Program

It is an excellent opportunity to give back to the Law School and enhance your resume. There are three positions available in 2013: Peer Mentor, Super Mentor and Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator. More information about the positions can be found on www.monashlss.com

We encourage all Law Students to apply, particularly for the new role of Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator as it is anticipated that the holder of this position will become the Peer Mentor Co-ordinator in 2015.

To apply: Please complete the form, which can be located on www.monashlss.com.
Submit it to: peermentor@monashlss.com.
Applications close on Friday 13 September (end of week 7) 2013.
Apply early as positions are limited!

2. Encounter Europe Scholarships

Scholarships are available for ‘Encounter Europe – Visit Germany – A DAAD Seminar for students from Australia and New Zealand at the European Academy of Otzenhausen’ from 1-14 December 2013.

Please see attached for full details.

Applications close Friday 30 August.

3. R U OK? Day

R U OK? Day is our national day of action and dedicated to reminding people to regularly check in with family and friends.

The Law Faculty will be holding a morning tea on Thursday 12 September, 2013 from 10.30 am to 11.30 am in the basement, building 12.

We ask that staff and/or students please bring yellow food for morning tea ie. Yellow cup cakes, macaroons, yellow fruit or lollies. Use your imagination! Could you also please wear a touch of yellow. Some staff/students will still have the R U OK? T’shirts from last year and we ask that you wear this on the day.

The Monash University R U OK? Day committee are organising a Cake Competition. Cakes will be judged by photo (no tasting required). Please be creative, keep the R U OK? Day theme in mind. We will take a photo of your cake at the morning tea and enter it into the University competition. The Law Faculty will also judge any cakes entered into the competition by Law staff or students for two Gold Class movie tickets.

We hope you can all join us to spread the awareness of this very important message.

4. S2 SETU Surveys

The online Student Evaluations of Teaching & Units (SETU) survey is now open for some Units:

• LLM Units in S2-01 – the SETU survey opens on 2 Aug and closes on 23 Aug
• JD Units in T2-58 – the SETU survey opens on 12 Aug and closes on 29 Aug
• LLM Units in T3-57 – the SETU survey opens on 2 Aug and closes on 23 Aug
• Prof Prac Unit in T2-58 – the SETU survey opens on 12 Aug and closes on 29 Aug
• Neg Med Unit in Winter – the SETU survey opens on 5 Ag and closes on 26 Aug.

The University will email you instructions on how to access SETU surveys online. SETU is the online survey of students each Semester which helps the University and Faculty to monitor and continually improve the quality of teaching and learning. This is your opportunity to be heard and to provide us with some constructive and helpful feedback about your experience in your Units and also with the teaching staff. Please do have your say and help us to keep on improving the quality of our Units and teaching.

5. Vis Moot Applications

21st Annual Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Formal applications for students interested in the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot for 2013/14 held in Hong Kong and Vienna next March and April are now invited.

Participation can count for your degree as a 6 point subject. The subject is an intensive and practical introduction to problem based learning and legal analysis in a small group environment. It develops strategic thinking and provides experience in a simulated international commercial arbitration. It is not just for those interested in commercial law. Law firms recognize and highly value the skills provided by the Vis moot.

Past students frequently comment that it was the “best thing I did in law school”. Only a small number of participants will be selected. Please note that you may apply for both Jessup moot and Vis moots, but please indicate this when applying.

If you are interested, please consult the email sent last week to all students, and visit the following page for more information and the application form, which is due by 28 August 2013. Please also see this flyer for more info.

1. Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

The following merchandise is available from the Law Student Services counter, Clayton until 6 September 2013.
Pens, pins, bull dog clips and ‘Dougal’ the bear!
Your generosity helps the Cancer Council fund cancer research, prevention and support.

1. Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

The following merchandise is available from the Law Student Services counter, Clayton until 6 September 2013.
Pens, pins, bull dog clips and ‘Dougal’ the bear!
Your generosity helps the Cancer Council fund cancer research, prevention and support.

2. Information on Volunteering at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service and FLAP

Are you interested in learning more about volunteering at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS) or the Family Law Assistance Program (FLAP)? We will be hosting a stall at the Careers and Volunteering Festival on 8 August 2013 in the Main Dining Room in Campus Centre from 11:00am-1:30pm.

Come along and chat to current volunteers about their experiences and find out more about volunteer positions and availability.

For more information please e-mail Cara at mols-volunteer@monash.edu

3. Law Faculty Bible Study

What: read and discuss the Bible in a friendly, open environment.
Who: any student in the law faculty – whether you are just curious about Christianity, a committed Christian, or somewhere in between, we’d love to meet you!
When: 1-2 pm on Mondays or 2-3 pm on Wednesdays, starting in the second week of semester.
Where: one of the discussion rooms in the law library – specific location to be advised on a weekly basis through our Facebook group.

For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/241515139301007/

4. New Publication – So you want to be a Lawyer?

Is the first comprehensive Australian guide written for people who are contemplating enrolling in a law degree, whether as an undergraduate or as a postgraduate – as well as for those who are already enrolled but wondering where their law degree may lead them. Further information can be found  SYWTB_lawyer

5. S2 SETU surveys

6. Social Media Policy – The University has released a Social Media Policy

1. Posting Comments to the Gazette

If you have a query relating to anything posted in the gazette, please ensure you contact the nominated person/email in the entry-do not post comments to the gazette, as the moderators do not have any specific relation to the content posted, and will not be able to answer your questions.

2. Volunteering at MOLS

Are you a first to third year Law student or JD student in your first six trimesters of your degree and looking for the opportunity to gain some invaluable practical legal experience?

Applications for the Wednesday Night Advice Only Session will open 8am 22 July 2013 until 5pm 2 August 2013, please note that late applications will not be accepted.

You are applying to be part of the Wednesday night volunteer team, which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.

Students are rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:00pm until approximately 8:30pm. Commencement date is late September 2013.

In each session you will:

• Interview clients along with another law student
• Develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
• Have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of qualified lawyers and barristers.

For more information, please see http://www.law.monash.edu.au/about-us/legal/mols/volunteer.html

1. Seeking Open Day Volunteers

Monash University Open Day for Clayton is on Sunday 4 August, 2013. We are looking for student volunteers to assist on the day.

This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at Monash, giving directions as well as helping out with the set up and pack up of the equipment used on the day.

Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.00am – 1.00pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $90 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.00am – 4.30pm)

If you have good communication skills, and a well rounded knowledge of the faculty and campus please email lauren.miller@monash.edu by Monday 8 July, 2012.

In your email please include the following information:

• Full name and contact number
• Degree type and year
• Availability
  • Half Day (morning: 9.00am – 1.00pm)
  • Half Day (afternoon: 12.30pm – 4.30pm)
  • Full day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
• Method of entry into law (e.g. Straight from year 12, internal or external transfer)
• If you have volunteered at Monash Law Open Day before
• If you have participated in any of the following: internships, clinical legal study, and/or international study

1. Seeking Open Day Volunteers

Monash University Open Day for Clayton is on Sunday 4 August, 2013. We are looking for student volunteers to assist on the day.

This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at Monash, giving directions as well as helping out with the set up and pack up of the equipment used on the day.

Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.00am – 1.00pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $90 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.00am – 4.30pm)

If you have good communication skills, and a well rounded knowledge of the faculty and campus please email lauren.miller@monash.edu by Wednesday 5 July, 2012.

In your email please include the following information:

• Full name and contact number
• Degree type and year
• Availability
  • Half Day (morning: 9.00am – 1.00pm)
  • Half Day (afternoon: 12.30pm – 4.30pm)
  • Full day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
• Method of entry into law (e.g. Straight from year 12, internal or external transfer)
• If you have volunteered at Monash Law Open Day before
• If you have participated in any of the following: internships, clinical legal study, and/or international study

1. Global Walk/Run

The seventh bi-annual GLOBAL walk/run coincides with Men’s Health Week – aiming to increase the awareness and knowledge of men’s health.

Date: Wednesday 12th June, 12.15pm-1pm
Campuses: Alfred, Bendigo, Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Parkville, Peninsula
Cost: Gold coin donation to Andrology Australia. A light lunch will be provided for participants.

Register for your campus event via the following page.

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2. Semester 1 SETU Surveys Online

We would really appreciate it if you could please complete all of your SETU online surveys for Semester 1. These online surveys are now open but will close on May 24th (for S1 Units) or May 30th (for the T2-57 Units) and you can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to http://my.monash.edu.au/study/resources/evaluations and use your Authcate login.

The SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your excellent suggestions as to how this improvement might best be achieved.

The University will send you reminder emails about the SETU surveys – please don’t delete these emails or just dismiss them as junk. SETU is an important part of the quality learning process and we really do value your input as a partner in this quality process. If you would like to know more about SETU please click here.

3. The Oaktree Foundation’s Generate Program

Passionate about ending extreme poverty? Looking to meet like-minded individuals?

The Generate Program is run by the Oaktree Foundation –Australia’s largest, youth-run aid organisation. The Generate program gives university-aged students a unique opportunity to make more than just small changes in the movement to end extreme poverty. The program offers:

• An intensive curriculum: Engage with and critically think about the issues surrounding global poverty and aid and development.
• Personal development: The chance to broaden your skill set including public speaking, campaigning and project management.
• Empowerment: Learning the necessary skills to act for change and contribute to the movement to end extreme poverty.
• Community: Join a group of like-minded individuals.

The program is structured around 2-hour weekly sessions, running over 10 weeks from August – October. It is designed to fit around university exams and holidays.

Head to www.theoaktree.org/generate to apply. Applications close 12th July.

1. Global Walk/Run

The seventh bi-annual GLOBAL walk/run coincides with Men’s Health Week – aiming to increase the awareness and knowledge of men’s health.

Date: Wednesday 12th June, 12.15pm-1pm
Campuses: Alfred, Bendigo, Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Parkville, Peninsula
Cost: Gold coin donation to Andrology Australia. A light lunch will be provided for participants.

Register for your campus event via the following page.

Proudly delivered by Wellbeing @ Monash and Monash Sport

2. Semester 1 SETU Surveys Online

We would really appreciate it if you could please complete all of your SETU online surveys for Semester 1. These online surveys are now open but will close on May 24th (for S1 Units) or May 30th (for the T2-57 Units) and you can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to http://my.monash.edu.au/study/resources/evaluations and use your Authcate login.

The SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your excellent suggestions as to how this improvement might best be achieved.

The University will send you reminder emails about the SETU surveys – please don’t delete these emails or just dismiss them as junk. SETU is an important part of the quality learning process and we really do value your input as a partner in this quality process. If you would like to know more about SETU please click here.